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why amarinder finally accepted

sidhu as the new Captain of

Congress in punjab

In a show of strength, 62 MLAs, go to Sidhu’s residence in Amritsar on breakfast

invitation; They say the party is united and that there is no need for an apology

Our Bureau
Chandigarh/New Delhi

inally, after a lot of
back and forth between
FChandigarh and Delhi,
Punjab Chief Minister Captain
Amarinder Singh decided on
Thursday to be present when
newly-appointed state Con-
gress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu
formally assumes office on Fri-
day in Chandigarh.
Raveen Thukral, Media
Advisor to the Chief Minister,
said Capt Amarinder Singh
has invited all Congress func-
tionaries at Punjab Bhawan
on Friday for tea and they will
later go to or installation of the
new Punjab Pradesh Congress
Committee (PPCC) team.
“Punjab CM Captain Am-
arinder Singh has invited all
Congress MLAs, MPs and
senior party functionaries at Punjab Pardesh Congress Committee President Navjoot Singh Sidhu being welcomed by his supporters,
Punjab Bhawan for tea at 10 n Amritsar on Tuesday. (ANI)
am on Friday. They will all then
go to Punjab Congress Bhawan assembly polls early next year. Tuesday that Sidhu had not Sunday also announced four
together from there for the in- Sidhu wrote a second letter sought time to meet the Chief working presidents besides
stallation of the new PPCC to Chief Minister Amarinder Minister. He also said that announcing Sidhu as the new
team,” he said in a tweet. Singh on Thursday requesting Chief Minister will not meet state party chief. Sidhu has re-
Earlier, AICC-in-charge of him “to come and bless the Sidhu “till he publicly apologiz- placed Sunil Jakhar as Punjab
Punjab Harish Rawat also said new team of PCC on the oc- es for his personally derogato- Congress chief.
the Chief Minister will be pres- casion of our taking charge” in ry social media attacks against Earlier on Wednesday, In
ent during the team installation Chandigarh, sources said. him”. a show of strength, 62 MLAs,
ceremony. “Under the lead- They said the letter has On Wednesday, in a show arrived at Punjab Congress
ership of Captain Amarinder been signed by 56 Congress of strength, 62 MLAs, reached President Navjot Singh Sid-
Singh, Congress will unitedly MLAs. Sidhu had sent an in- Sidhu’s residence in Amritsar hu’s residence in Amritsar
welcome the new president to- vitation signed by around 65 on breakfast invitation. The on Wednesday. “Why should
morrow. Congress MPs will be MLAs to Punjab Chief Minis- MLAs at Sidhu’s residence Sidhu apologies (to CM)? It’s
present,” Rawat said. ter Captain Amrinder Singh on said that the party is united not a public issue. CM has not
The Congress had appoint- Wednesday, sources had said. and that there is no need for solved many issues. In that
ed Sidhu as Punjab Congress After Sidhu’s appointment, an apology. case, he should also apologies
chief on Sunday ahead of the Thukral had said in a tweet on The Congress had on Continued on next page... >>

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